Gerry VERGULT

NEWS/NIEUWS

At the beginning of March, ZOOL. will release a new single called Malmö. It will be presented at the showcase with full band on March 30th 2019 in JC Den Eglantier, Antwerp-Berchem.Begin maart brengt Zool. een nieuwe single uit: Malmö. Deze zal voorgesteld worden op de full band showcase op 30 maart 2019 in JC Den Eglantier, Berchem.###By the end of 2019, Gerry Vergult will release an anthology album on Stroom records, full of unreleased tracks from his musical archives.Tegen het einde van 2019 verschijnt er op Stroom records een compilatie-album met onuitgegeven nummers uit de archieven van Gerry Vergult ###In 2019, an album called Nasca, which Gerry Vergult recorded with Gerrit Valkenaers in 1987, will finally be released by Cortizona records.In 2019 verschijnt op Cortizona records ook het album Nasca, dat Gerry Vergult opnam in 1987 met Gerrit Valkenaers.

ABOUT/OVER

Gerry Vergult is one of those idiosyncratic figures in Belgian rockmusic. He first appeared in public with a band called The End, but some time later he founded the legendary Aroma Di Amore (with Elvis Peeters), a band that existed from 1982 till 2017. They released several albums, mini-albums and singles, and toured all over Europe with lots of critical acclaim. Besides this he played in a lot of other bands, composed music for film and theatre and produced records for other artists. Nowadays, his main artistic outlet is Zool. Before, this was merely a soloproject, but since 2018 he formed a live band performing the songs he released on four albums so far.Gerry plays guitar, bassguitar, keyboards and is an experienced laptop recording and producing engineer. He lives in Antwerp.

ZOOL.

Zool. stands for postrock music, mixing electronic textures, power beats, crispy percussion, dubby bass and hectic guitars with diverse influences that go from Brian Eno, over Mogwai, Pink Floyd, Ennio Morricone, Nils Frahm, Sonic Youth or Tortoise. At first Gerry Vergult performed solo with his guitar and laptop, but in 2018 he formed a live band with Luc Waegeman (bass), Butsenzeller (drums), Luc Gulinck (guitar) and Jan Peeters (guitar).Zool. released four albums so far: Vadem (2006), Camera (2009), Ballroom Blitz (2014) and Bombykol (2017).

JOURS HEUREUX

Jours Heureux play French popsongs but not as we know them. The repertoire includes classics from Gainsbourg or Bécaud, but contemporary artists like Zaz, Angèle or Stromae are on their playlist too. Jours Heureux is Ann (vocals & accordion) and Gerry (guitar & laptop).

AROMA DI AMORE

In the 35 years of their existence, Aroma Di Amore has left an undeniable mark in Belgium's rock history. They started in 1982 and immediately gained acclaim after Humo's Rock Rally (contest) final. 35 years after the first concert (in the legendary Antwerp venue De Muze), Aroma Di Amore has put an end to its career in 2017. Four albums, a lot of maxi’s, mini’s, compilations and hundreds of gigs in Belgium and Europe: been there, done that. The band reinvented themselves at numerous occasions and every time they have been followed and appreciated by the fans and the press for their uncompromising and original post wave music . In 2018 they are represented in an exhibition about flemish and dutch music (Lang leve de muziek, Sint-Pietersabdij, Gent) and in 2019 a book about their carreer will see the light of day.